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Santa María Petapa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Santa María Petapa |
| settlement_type | Municipality and town |
| other_name | "guigo daa" or "guego daa" (Zapoteca); |
| "petlal" "pan" (Nahuatl). | |
| native_name | |
| map_caption | Location of the municipality in Oaxaca |
| pushpin_map | Mexico |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Mexico |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Mexico |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Oaxaca |
| established_title | |
| area_total_km2 | 145.44 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2005 |
| population_total | 15387 |
| timezone | Central Standard Time |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| timezone_DST | Central Daylight Time |
| utc_offset_DST | -5 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 260 |
| postal_code_type |
"petlal" "pan" (Nahuatl). **Santa María Petapa ** is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juchitán District in the west of the Istmo de Tehuantepec region.
Name
The name comes from the Zapotec language words meaning "four winds". The town was given this name in 1525.{{cite web |access-date=2010-07-15}}
After Espiritu Santu (now Coatzacoalcos) it is the oldest Spanish town in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.{{cite book Guigo or guego and petlatl means "river" and daa or petlatl means petate. It is original name of Petapa.
Geography
The town is located on a plain, bounded to the north and west by high mountains. It is at an elevation of 260 meters above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 145.44 km2. The land is irrigated by the Petapa River. The climate is warm and humid, with abundant rainfall in the spring, summer and autumn.
Flora and fauna
The forests contain oak, mahogany, cedar, guaiac, rosewood, spring, Nopo, mamey, avocado, pine and cedar. Wild fauna include Toucan, boar, deer, tepeizcuinte, coyote, raccoon, armadillo and skunk.
Demographics
The church of Our Lady of the Assumption was built in the sixteenth century.{{cite web |access-date=2010-07-15}} An 1852 description said the town had once contained a population of 5,000 but had by that time been reduced to 1,300.
As of 2005, the municipality had 3,476 households with a total population of 13,867 of which 3,294 spoke an indigenous language.
Economy
The main economic activity is agriculture, with crops of corn, beans, coffee and vegetables. Animal husbandry is also important, including cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, horses and poultry. Logging is also practiced, with fine wood marketed for furniture manufacturing.
References
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